Michaela Jean Burton is an American actress, cosplayer and host. She is known for her contributions in the gaming space, having hosted for Achievement Hunter, The Know, the Overwatch League and voicing a character in 100ft Robot Golf.
Burton has been referred to as a "nerd renaissance woman" by The New York Times and has been noted as one of only a few professional black cosplayers by Essence.
Career
Acting In 2015, Burton portrayed the role of Jules in the film Lazer Team (2015). She also briefly appeared in The Eleven Little Roosters (2017).
She voiced Vahni in 100ft Robot Golf (2016). Burton is known for her roles in actual play RPG web shows such as Wizards of the Coast's Destiny & Doom (2017) and Nights of Eveningstar (2020). Burton also guest starred in Critical Role's second campaign and in L.A. by Night.
Burton plays ensign Alandra La Forge, the daughter of Burton's father's character, Geordi La Forge, in the third season of Star Trek: Picard.
Cosplay Burton began cosplaying in high school after attending a convention with a friend. She was commissioned by Riot Games to create League of Legends cosplay in 2019. She has also received praise for cosplays of characters from The Legend of Zelda.
Hosting Burton, who had been a fan of the company since she was a child, joined Rooster Teeth in 2016 after meeting the founders and other employees. She began as a host in the gaming division Achievement Hunter, but later moved to the entertainment news division The Know. She left Rooster Teeth in 2018, stating in 2020 that this was due to racial issues at the company.
In 2019, Burton joined the Overwatch League as a "League Insider", conducting interviews with the players. She left in 2020.
Burton has hosted multiple Dungeons & Dragons events for Wizards of the Coast such as D&D Live 2019: The Descent and D&D Live 2021. Burton began cohosting the web series Critter Hug in 2020 for Critical Role Productions.
She was a speaker at Ubisoft's monthly Black Game Pros event in 2020. She hosted a cosplay competition at Glitchcon 2020. Burton was a cohost for a Star Trek anniversary stream in 2020 and multiple Star Trek streams on Paramount+ in 2021.
Burton hosted The PC Gaming Show during E3 2021 and during Summer Game Fest 2022. She cohosted an episode of 10 Minute Power Hour (10MPH) with the Game Grumps, entitled “HEDBANZ but it's making us doubt our sense of self...w/ Mica Burton!” The episode was published on March 18, 2024.
Personal life Burton is the daughter of makeup artist Stephanie Cozart-Burton and actor LeVar Burton.
Burton graduated from the University of Michigan in 2016 with a BFA in acting.
She is bisexual.
Filmography
Live-action filmography +List of live-action performancesYearTitleRole(s)NotesSourceFilm and television 2005Reading Rainbow SelfFilm2015Lazer Team JulesFilm2018"Danny Don't You Know"Concert FanMusic Video; Ninja Sex Party 2023 Star Trek: Picard Ensign Alandra La Forge TV series; recurring role The Ready Room Herself Episode: "The Bounty"Web series and podcasts2016–2017Achievement Hunter HerselfCast and host2017–2018The Know HerselfCo-host2017Destiny & DoomFreyja VarondalActual play series; main role2018–2019Game the Game Herself Guest role; 3 episodes2019Critical Role (Campaign 2) ReaniActual play series; guest role; 3 episodesPub Draw HerselfEpisode: "Draw Reani with Mica Burton!"2020–2021L.A. by Night DelilahActual play series; guest role; 2 episodesNarrative Telephone HerselfGuest role; 2 episodesCritter HugHerselfCo-host2020–2022Nights of EveningstarAzara MithrasActual play series; main role2021Critical Role (one-shots)IndraActual play event for BlizzCon; Episode: "Diablo One-Shot"D&D Strixhaven - Curriculum Of ChaosActual play event for Roll20Con2024Dirty LaundryHerselfEpisode: "Who Blamed Their Sex Noises on a Videogame?"
Voice-over filmography +List of voice-over performancesYearTitleRole(s)NotesSource2016100ft Robot Golf VahniVideo game2025Date Everything! FantinaVideo game
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